Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in COVID-19: Meta-analysis/Meta-regression Adjusted for Confounding Factors

Background: Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and/or angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors could alter mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but existing meta-analyses that combined crude and adjusted results may be confounded by the fact that comorbidities are more common...

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Main Authors: Terry Lee, PhD, Alessandro Cau, BSc, Matthew Pellan Cheng, MD, Adeera Levin, MD, Todd C. Lee, MD, Donald C. Vinh, MD, Francois Lamontagne, MD, Joel Singer, PhD, Keith R. Walley, MD, Srinivas Murthy, MD, David Patrick, MD, Oleksa G. Rewa, MD, Brent W. Winston, MD, John Marshall, MD, John Boyd, MD, Karen Tran, MD, Andre C. Kalil, MD, Russell Mcculoh, MD, Robert Fowler, MD, James M. Luther, MD, James A. Russell, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X21000718